Combined shade and curtain bracket.



No. 870,348- PATENTED NOV; 5, 1907. E. DUNKERLEY, JR. COMBINED SHADE ANDCURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED JULY ZO, 1906.

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UNITE snares ENOOH DUNKERLEY, JR, OF VILAS,

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PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-HALF TO FREDRICK DUNKERLEY, OF ONEIDA,NEW YORK.

COMBINED SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5,1907.

Application filed July 20,1906. Serial No. 327.046.

To this end the invention contemplates a simple, practical andlhighlyefficlent form of combined curtain parts of which are stamped from asheet of material and then folded to the desired shape.

It is also the purpose of this invention to provide a fixture of thistype which will be adjustable and adaptprevent any twisting of thecasing. It is to be noticed invention is fixture upon said window thatthis feature of the which position, if it were ing arms, the bracketends would sag by reason of the weight of the shade and curtain fixings,and necessarily twist the fixture out of shape.

With these and other objects in view, which will more readily appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe novel construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts, whichwill hereinafter be more fully described and claimed.

The essential features of the invention provided for carrying out theobjects above indicated are necessarily susceptible to structuralmodification without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention, but a preferred embodiment of the improvements is shown inthe accompanying drawings, wherein,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined curtain and shade fixtureembodying the features of the present invention, the same plied positionupon a but having the ends of the bracket extended beyond the sides ofthe window casing, and Fig. 3 is a view of the right hand member of thebracket before the same 1 has been folded into its desired shape,showing how the said member may be stamped from a single blank.

In carrying out the present invention any suitable materia 3, the righthand bracket member, it will be noted, is illustrated as it metal, 1indicating the support-engaging portion of the same. The portion 1 isprovided with a perforation 2 which receives the bracket proper positionupon a window casing or frame. The slot 3 is also formed in the portion1 of the right hand bracket member, and receives the rivets H, whichalso pass through perforations in ting them to be capable length ofshade roller.

Integrally formed with the support-engaging portion 1 of each of thebracket members is a bracket arm 5, the same being provided at itsextreme outer end with a recess or notch 6 for receiving the curtainpole and supporting the same securely in place. It is also to arms 5 aresuitable brace arms or pieces 9 and 10 which extend below the bracketarm 5 and serve to strengthen this part of the fixture. The brace arm 9is arranged vertically when the fixture is in applied position, and thebrace arm 10 extends below the bracket arm 5 from the extreme outer endthereof at an angle of about degrees, and meets the vertically arrangedbrace arm at a point indicated at 11, where it is integrally formedtherewith. At this point is integrally formed as a part of the bracketblank the arm 12, which arm is parallel with the support-engagingportion 1 and arranged directly below said portion, These arms 11, oneon each of the bracket members, extend in a lateral direction from theends of the bracket brace arms toward each other when in appliedposition, and

at all times bear against the front face of the window casing or frame.

As is often found to be the case, the window frame is of less width thanthe length of the shade roller, nd it therefore becomes necessary toextend the bracket ends beyond the sides of the window casing toaccommodate the shade roller, or else cut the shade and roller down to asize to fit the window, which takes time and also prevents the shadefrom being used at a wider window in the future. In extensible bracketsheretofore known, no provision is made for preventing the bracket endsfrom sagging when the said ends are extended beyond the sides of thewindow casing as above stated. In the present invention, this is provided for by having the laterally extending arms 11, which bear againstthe front face of the window casing and thereby support the bracket endsin all of their adjusted positions and prevent any twisting of the fixture upon the window casing.-

out of sheet metal into a shape substantially as shown in Fig. 3, afterwhich they are folded into proper shape at the places indicated bydotted lines in this figure.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, use and manyadvantages of the herein described combination fixture will be readilyapparent without further description, and it will also be understoodthat changes in form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

What I claim is:

1. A window fixture, comprising two bracket members adjustably connectedtogether and adapted to be secured to the Window frame or casing, and ahorizontally ex tending arm projecting inwardly from each bracket memberand adapted to overlie and bear against the face of the window casing ata point below said bracket members, said arms being of suflicient lengthto serve as a brace or support for the bracket ends in whatever positionthey occupy when extended beyond the sides of the window casing.

2. A. window fixture consisting of two bracket members adjustablyconnected together and adapted to be secured to the window frame orcasing, said bracket members comprising in each instance a suppoi'tengaging portion, a bracket arm extending at an angle from thesupportengaging portion, and a horizontally extending arm connected tothe bracket arm at the lower end thereof and adapted to overlie and bearagainst the front face of the window casing, said arms lying in the samevertical plane with the support-engaging portion and being of sufiicientlength to serve as a brace or support for the bracket arms in whateverposition they occupy when extended beyond the sides of the window casingIn testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

As has been stated the right and left hand bracket members are quitesimilar in construction, they only differing in certain minor details,and they are stamped ENOCH DUNKERLEY, JR.

Witnesses R, C. MCGowAN, Josnrn M. Hour.

